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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Aug 17Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 642▲ 743 vs year ago 153 · +485.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 85▲ 66 vs year ago 17 · +388.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 32 vs year ago 8 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.22/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$142.22

287 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	142.96	709	279
Medium and Large 2-3	644	116.50	750	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about −$41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale287 hd

142.22

—

TN average6 barns · 833 hd

135.66

+6.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,506	95.40	1,437	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	70.16	835	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	67.08	676	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	66.43	941	13

Every lot

76 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	173.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	652	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	738	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.16/cwt	152.00–169.00	679	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	158.35/cwt	152.00–167.50	757	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	147.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	766	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	147.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	944	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	142.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	884	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	135.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	135.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	146.80/cwt	140.00–152.50	484	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	147.50/cwt	142.50–152.50	552	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	143.90/cwt	138.00–149.00	616	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	142.31/cwt	137.00–148.00	673	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.56/cwt	133.00–145.00	732	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.65/cwt	128.00–138.00	770	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	141.20/cwt	140.00–143.00	803	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	644	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	128.06/cwt	122.50–135.00	858	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	126.23/cwt	123.00–132.50	914	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	967	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	160.51/cwt	160.00–162.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	172.30/cwt	162.50–177.50	656	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	158.99/cwt	150.00–170.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	139.44/cwt	133.00–142.50	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.65/cwt	147.50–157.50	725	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.46/cwt	134.00–146.00	731	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	131.87/cwt	130.00–133.00	760	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	129.44/cwt	122.00–134.00	809	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	126.40/cwt	123.00–131.00	849	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.00	923	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	115.18/cwt	111.00–119.00	906	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	540	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	554	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,436	90.95/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,306	8
Bulls	—	—	1,646	104.30/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,717	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	67.08/cwt	63.50–72.00	676	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	69.28/cwt	66.00–73.50	811	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	77.60/cwt	75.50–80.00	1,054	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	66.43/cwt	64.00–70.00	941	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,553	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,248	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	14,750	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,165	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	908.73/cwt	900.00–920.00	10,023	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	904.33/cwt	875.00–930.00	11,241	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580.00/cwt	1,580.00–1,580.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Sep 7, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 642Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 85Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 8

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	528	133.00–145.00	138.56
8	—	330	140.00–152.50	146.80
22	—	625	130.00–140.00	135.11
25	—	428	138.00–149.00	143.90
2	—	268	145.00	145.00
18	—	374	142.50–152.50	147.50
42	—	473	137.00–148.00	142.31
45	—	568	128.00–138.00	135.65
10	—	724	123.00–132.50	126.23
8	—	670	122.50–135.00	128.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	140.00–143.00	141.20
3	—	848	114.00	114.00
50	—	386	160.00	160.00
6	—	515	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	152.50	152.50
1	—	300	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	622	140.00–150.00	142.17
12	—	424	152.00–169.00	160.16
10	—	561	140.00–150.00	147.89
8	—	478	152.00–167.50	158.35
1	—	1,120	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	136.00	136.00
3	—	331	179.00	179.00
19	—	520	142.50–150.00	147.31
5	—	376	167.00–176.00	173.40
1	—	905	124.00	124.00
4	—	651	134.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	1,050	108.00	108.00
2	—	710	131.00–139.00	135.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	155.00	155.00
53	—	400	184.50	184.50
5	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	140.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	590	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	365	187.50	187.50
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
2	—	408	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	127.00–130.00	128.75
9	—	524	134.00–146.00	139.46
27	—	475	147.50–157.50	152.65
7	—	672	123.00–131.00	126.40
10	—	381	162.50–177.50	172.30
8	—	576	130.00–133.00	131.87
4	—	315	160.00–162.00	160.51
5	—	787	111.00–119.00	115.18
21	—	625	122.00–134.00	129.44
13	—	429	150.00–170.00	158.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	133.00–142.50	139.44
2	—	405	147.50	147.50
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	103.00–107.50	104.30
8	—	1,436	87.00–97.00	90.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	75.50–80.00	77.60
17	—	1,171	66.00–73.50	69.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	63.50–72.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	64.00–70.00	66.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	875.00–930.00	904.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,103	900.00–920.00	908.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.